Hong Soo-ah

In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

Hong Soo-ah
Hong in July 2015
Born (1986-06-30) June 30, 1986 (age 38)
Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
EducationKonkuk University - Film Art
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
AgentTazo Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
홍수아
Revised RomanizationHong Su-a
McCune–ReischauerHong Sua
Birth name
Hangul
홍근영
Revised RomanizationHong Geun-yeong
McCune–ReischauerHong Kŭnyŏng

Hong Soo-ah (Korean: 홍수아; born Hong Geun-young on June 30, 1986) is a South Korean actress.[1][2] She is known for her early 2000s role in the sitcom Nonstop.[3]

She gained the nickname "Hong Throw" in the Korean press after making a skilful ceremonial first pitch at a Doosan Bears game in Jamsil Baseball Stadium in 2005.[4][5][6][7]

Hong Soo-ah has performed in a number of films and television programs and appeared on variety shows. She left Korea to perform in Chinese dramatic roles for several years before returning to Korea in 2016 to play a lead role in the film Malice.[8][9][3]

Career

In 2015 the actress won the Asia Pacific Actors Network Hallyu Star award.[10]

In June 2020, Hong signed a management contract with Glovic Entertainment, the same company behind the Channel A drama Eccentric! Chef Moon.[11]

In October 2022, Hong signed a contract with Tazo Entertainment.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2003 Wishing Stairs Member of the sculpture club
My Wife Is a Gangster 2 Joong-hee
2004 Face Jo Hye-ran
2005 She's on Duty Jo Hye-ryung
2013 Mango Tree[13] Su-jin
2014 Haunted Road Xue-lien
2015 Malice Choi Ga-in
2017 The Spectator Chen-tong
Reverse: the Age of Rebellion Yoon Seo Young
2018 The Bystander Chen Tong
2022 Days of Impression Bo-young[14][15]
TBA Butterfly Effect Joo-yeon / Hae-yeon[16]

Television series

Year Title Role
2004 Nonstop 5 Hong Soo-ah
2005 Master of the Work Soo-ah
2006 MBC Best Theater:
"My Problematic Girl"		 So-jin
The 101st Proposal Han Geum-jung
2007 Heaven & Earth Yoon Eun-ha
2008 My Precious You Baek Jae-ra
2009 Cho-geon-bang
2011 I Trusted Him Ha Jung-min
2012 KBS Drama Special:
"The True Colors of Gang and Cheol"		 Mi-kang
Dream of the Emperor[17] Yeon-hwa
2015 Billion Dollar Heir[18] Lu Huan-er
Two Families from Wenzhou Choi Hyojin
2015-2016 1km Between You & Me'- Shin Hae-ra
2018 Love to the End[19] Kang Se-na
2020 Phoenix 2020 Lee Ji-eun[20]

Television show

Year Title Notes
2004 M.net Show King
2005-2006 Show! Music Core Host
2010-2011 Heroes Cast Member
2011 Dream Project: A Miracle Can Happen to You
2012 TV Animal Farm
2012 Law of the Jungle W Cast Member
2014 Somewhere Along the Way: Hong Soo-ah and Dave's Wonderful Day in the Czech Republic[21] Host
2016 Saturday Night Live Korea Host
2016 Hong Soo-ah's Korea Travel Guide[22] Travel show host
2017 I Love to Go Crazy[23]
2019 Law of the Jungle in Myanmar and Myeik Cast Member
2021 Reckless Commerce[24] Host
2022 Beauty and Booty 7 Host[25]
2022–present Goal Girl Cast Member; Season 3[26]
2023 Tomorrow's Winning Shot Player[27]

Web shows

Year Title Role Ref.
2017 Beauty Land and Beauty Island Beauty show host

Music video

Year Song Title Artist
2004 "Because You're Pretty" Shinnago
2005 "No Farewells" Hong Soo-ah
2010 "Hey Mister" ALi
2011 "Dear Feelings, Dear Heart" BoM
2016 "Distance" Hong Soo-ah and Kim Woo-joo
2017 "Mohae (What's Up?)" San E

Musical theatre

Year Title Role
2009 Really Really Like You[28] Oh Jung-hwa

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2005 MBC Entertainment Awards Best Dressed[29] — Won
2015 4th APAN Star Awards Hallyu Star Award — Won
2016 Asia Model Awards Asia Star Actress Award — Won
2018 KBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily Drama Love to the End Nominated
2020 SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid/Long-length Drama Phoenix 2020 Nominated

References

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  6. ^ "Female celebrities' opening pitch delivery highlighted in baseball season". The Korea Herald. June 3, 2014. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  7. ^ Lee, Sun-min (August 8, 2013). "Hong Soo-ah criticizes celebs who wear tight clothing". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
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  16. ^ Lee Yu-ju (August 16, 2022). "홍수아, 영화 '나비효과' 주인공 확정[공식]" [Hong Soo-ah confirmed as the main character of the movie 'Butterfly Effect' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022 – via Naver.
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